问题补充:
Much to surprise of the students, the concert which was held once a year turned out to be complete failure.
A. /; a
B. the; a
C. the; /
D. /; /
答案:
A. /; a
(答案→)B. the; a
C. the; /
D. /; /
解析:考查冠词。句意“令学生们感到吃惊的是,这次举办的、一年一次的音乐会结果证明是一次彻底的失败。”the+名词+of...是固定搭配;指具体的失败时,failure是可数名词。故选B。